Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-01
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
HARVARD is BEATEN
By The Light Weights From
Columbia.
A SURPRISE ALL AROUND.
The Crimson Beaten From
The Start.
new ENGLAND SHAKEN UP.
An Earthquake In Several
States.
new ENGLAND SHAKEN UP.
COLUMBIA WINS.

Harvard Freshmen Easily Beaten
The Result a Big Surprise to Every.
One-The Race TO-Day-A BIG Day
For New London-The Race To BE
Rowed at Seven O'Clock.
NEW LONDON, June 30.-The result of to-
days race was a genuine surprise to every
one. Even Columbia men themselves were
dumbfounded, and for a long while were
unable to set to work to celebrate in due
form the victory their freshmen had won
from the Harvard freshmen. Previous to
the race the betting had been very light and
Columbia's supporters We're asking odds of 5
to 2, and in some cases they obtained to 1.
When the news reached the city people were
inclined to regard it as a big hoax, but the
incoming boats from the race poured into the
town swarms of Columbia students and
soon the quaint old Puritan town of New
London underwent a rapid transformation
and bedlam ran riot. The winning crew to-
night are being congratulated by all and
happier crowd of eight young men cannot be
found. To think that they have beaten a
crew supposed to be invineible has set them
crazy and they are celebrating only as fresh
men can.
The race was rowed down the river, and
both tide and wind were rather unfayorable to
the oarsmen. Columbia crossed the line
first, making the two miles in lin, lis.
Many excuses are given as to the reason for
Harvard's defeat, and, as usual the number
of excuses offered by true Harvard men are
too prolific to recount. The reasonable ex-
cuse seems to be that offered about their
boat. The complaint was made by freshies
previous to the race, and this was the real
cause as to their inability to keep apaee with
their rivals. The boat was not in as good
so1,k L., L
ought to have been looked after by the
older men who had the management of the
Harvards interests in hand.
Columbia pulled a very neat winning stroke
and from the moment they got the first lead
they put all the muscle they could muster
into each stroke. Harvard quietly fell out
of the race at the first mile and lost all heart
in the race. The result of to-day's race has
checked to a considerable degree the enthus-
iasm of Harvard men which was bubbling
over everywhere.
The race was rowed on the first of the ebb.
1t was slow course with a head wind
against the boats. The start was made at
6:3639 and the Columbia light weights leaped
away with quarter of a second lead from
the young giants of Harvard and this lead
was being constantly increased at every
stake. Columbia had the east course and
pulled thirty eight to Harvard's thirty-fve
at the start At the half mile the New
dropped to thirty five. At the mile the
lead was increased to thirteen sec
onds or three boat lengths and near the
point Sanborn, No. 3 in Harvard's shell,
kicked over his slide and sat and rowed on
the bare irons for the rest of the race,
which, however, was virtually won
before this. At the mile and a half
there were four boat lengths between the
crews, and when Columbia pulled over the
line at 6:47:5O in eleven minutes eleven
seconds she had five open lengths between her
and the Harvard shell. Sanborn dropped in
a swoon in the bottom of the boat as they
crossed the line and did not recover for near
ly half an hour. He was cut considerably,
and his work on the last mile of the race was
as plucky specimen of grit as was ever
shown in boat The time by half miles is
as follows: